{"id":10754,"date":"2014-06-19T16:07:06","date_gmt":"2014-06-19T20:07:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=10754"},"modified":"2014-06-19T16:07:06","modified_gmt":"2014-06-19T20:07:06","slug":"transmissions-lou-ferrigno-wizard-world-ceo-john-macaluso-featured-on-hallmark-channels-home-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=10754","title":{"rendered":"Transmissions: Lou Ferrigno, Wizard World CEO John Macaluso featured on Hallmark Channel’s ‘Home & Family’"},"content":{"rendered":"

John Macaluso, CEO of Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and\"Hallmark<\/a><\/span> Lou Ferrigno, known to millions as \u201cThe Incredible Hulk\u201d and a frequent celebrity guest at Wizard World shows, were special guests on Hallmark Channel’s daily program \u201cHome & Family\u201d on Tuesday. They discussed Wizard World, the pop culture convention\/Comic Con industry and more with hosts Mark Steines and Cristina Ferrare. Macaluso and Ferrigno also fielded some questions from viewers and explained why Wizard World shows are so popular for the entire family.<\/span><\/p>\n

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In a second segment, the duo assisted Steines in demonstrating some fun tips in creating a do-it-yourself bookshelf \u201cHulk-sized play set\u201d for the kids, including comic book-themed instructions.<\/span><\/p>\n

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To view the interview segment, click here: http:\/\/youtu.be\/ISNnfF1cI_M .<\/span><\/p>\n

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For the DIY\/tips segment, click here: http:\/\/youtu.be\/evfJgBZCSCE .<\/span><\/p>\n

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The 16-city 2014 Wizard World Comic Con tour continues Thursday through Sunday at Philadelphia Comic Con at the Pennsylvania Convention Center. In addition to Ferrigno, David Boreanaz (\u201cBones,\u201d \u201cAngel\u201d), Nathan Fillion (\u201cCastle,\u201d Serenity), Whoopi Goldberg (\u201cThe View,\u201d Sister Act), Christopher Lloyd (\u201cTaxi,\u201d Back to the Future), Matt Smith and Karen Gillan (\u201cDoctor Who\u201d) and Norman Reedus (\u201cThe Walking Dead,\u201d Boondock Saints) are among the celebrities scheduled to attend <\/span><\/p>\n

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About Wizard World:<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wizard World (OTCBB: WIZD) produces Comic Cons and pop culture conventions across North America that celebrate graphic novels, comic books, movies, TV shows, gaming, technology, toys and social networking. The events often feature celebrities from movies and TV, artists and writers, and events such as premieres, gaming tournaments, panels, and costume contests.<\/span><\/p>\n

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The full event schedule can be found at www.wizardworld.com.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Wizard World 2014 Schedule<\/span><\/p>\n

January 24-26 \u2013 Wizard World Portland Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

February 7-9 \u2013 Wizard World New Orleans Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

March 7-9 \u2013 Wizard World Sacramento Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

March 28-30 \u2013 Wizard World Louisville Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

April 4-6 \u2013 Wizard World St. Louis Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

May 2-4 \u2013 Wizard World Minneapolis Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

May 30-June 1 \u2013 Wizard World Atlanta Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

June 19-22 \u2013 Wizard World Philadelphia Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

August 1-3 \u2013 Wizard World San Antonio Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

August 21-24 \u2013 Wizard World Chicago Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

September 12-14 \u2013 Wizard World Richmond Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

September 26-28 \u2013 Wizard World Nashville Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

October 2-4 \u2013 Wizard World Austin Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

October 31-November 2 \u2013 Wizard World Ohio Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

November 7-9 \u2013 Wizard World Tulsa Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n

November 21-23 \u2013 Wizard World Reno Comic Con<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

John Macaluso, CEO of Wizard World, Inc. (OTCBB: WIZD) and Lou Ferrigno, known to millions as \u201cThe Incredible Hulk\u201d and a frequent celebrity guest at Wizard World shows, were special guests on Hallmark Channel’s daily program \u201cHome & Family\u201d on … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[3605,328,3606,3583,3604,2100],"class_list":["post-10754","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-transmissions","tag-cristina-ferrare","tag-hallmark","tag-john-macaluso","tag-lou-ferrigno","tag-mark-steines","tag-wizard-world"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10754","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10754"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10754\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10756,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10754\/revisions\/10756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10754"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10754"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10754"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}